Guilin Zizhou Panorama Resort
A pet-friendly jacuzzi stay near Elephant Trunk Hill
About this hotel
This is the smaller, quieter half of Guilin's two-hotel jacuzzi list, built around a terrace that connects the pool and the hot tub rather than the sprawling restaurant-and-bar layout of a bigger five-star compound. Mornings by the pool are genuinely quiet, a contrast to the day-tripper traffic that busier downtown hotels see, and the eight-minute taxi ride to Elephant Trunk Hill keeps one of Guilin's best-known karst formations within easy reach. The pet-friendly policy sets it apart from every other jacuzzi hotel in this guide, useful for travelers who would otherwise have to choose between a hot tub and bringing an animal along. At a 9.4 rating, the highest score of any property in this guide, though from a review base of only ten guests, it rewards travelers who want the amenity without the crowd.
- Pool
- Hot tub
- Terrace
- Pet-friendly
Our take
This suits travelers who want a jacuzzi and pool without a large hotel's scale around it, especially anyone traveling with a pet. The 9.4 rating is genuinely strong, but ten reviews is a thin sample next to properties like the Shangri-La, worth keeping in mind before treating the score as fully settled. Guests wanting multiple restaurants, bars, or a bigger social scene should book the Shangri-La instead.
- ✓Bring pets along if traveling with one, this is the only pet-friendly jacuzzi hotel among Guilin's pool properties.
- ✓Use the eight-minute taxi to Elephant Trunk Hill early in the day, before the karst formation draws its heaviest crowds.
- ✓Book the terrace table at the restaurant if the weather holds, it faces both the pool and the hot tub directly.
Why we love it
- Guilin's highest guest rating in this guide, 9.4
- Pet-friendly alongside the jacuzzi and pool
- Eight minutes by taxi from Elephant Trunk Hill
- A quieter, smaller-scale resort setting
Why guests love itThe jacuzzi and pool combination at Zizhou Panorama Resort reads as a deliberately smaller-scale alternative to Guilin's other jacuzzi option, and the 9.4 rating suggests that scale works in the property's favor. Guests traveling with a pet get an option no other jacuzzi hotel on this list offers, and the terrace linking the pool to the hot tub makes for an easy transition between a daytime swim and an evening soak. The eight-minute taxi to Elephant Trunk Hill suits a half-day excursion.